The Business of Cannabis

Gallup: Americans Perceive Cannabis To Be Less Harmful Than Either Alcohol Or Cigarettes

Sep 5, 2023 | National

Most US adults believe that marijuana use poses fewer risks to health than does either the use of alcohol or cigarettes, according to nationwide polling data compiled by Gallup.  According to the survey, 95 percent of adults perceive smoking...

Five Texas Cities Vote To Decriminalize Having Small Amounts Of Pot

Sep 5, 2023 | National

By the end of Election Day, five Texas cities have voted to decriminalize low-level marijuana possession. After Austin voters overwhelmingly approved the proposition to decriminalize carrying small amounts of marijuana in May, Ground Game Texas — the...

Federal Appeals Court Rules That Gun Ban For Marijuana Consumers Is Unconstitutional

Sep 5, 2023 | National

A federal appeals court has ruled that the ban preventing people who use marijuana from possessing firearms is unconstitutional—the latest and highest-level blow to the long-standing federal prohibition that’s actively being challenged in a number of cases across the...

HHS Recommends DEA Reschedule Cannabis

Aug 31, 2023 | National

Officials with the Department of Health and Human Services recommended the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) to move marijuana to a lower-risk category under the Controlled Substances Act. Why it matters: Easing federal restrictions on marijuana...

Do Cannabis Farms Count As Agriculture? Answer Could Cost Michigan Schools

Aug 30, 2023 | Feature, Great Lakes Region, Michigan

Cannabis cultivators take great care. Transferring a seedling from its mother plant to new pots. It joins its siblings in a highly-controlled room. Twelve hours of light, 12 hours of darkness. Its vegetative state is critical to its maturation. Temperature, humidity...